Claims
- 1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
- at least one endoscope;
- a peripheral device including a light source;
- means for detachably connecting said at least one endoscope and said peripheral device;
- means for counting a total number of times each of said at least one endoscope is connected to said peripheral device;
- means provided in said peripheral device for storing each of said total number of times each of said at least one endoscope is connected to said peripheral device;
- means for indicating each of said total number of times each of said at least one endoscope is connected to said peripheral device stored in said storing means, wherein indication by said indicating means is independent of the connection between said at least one endoscope and said peripheral device.
- 2. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said endoscope apparatus further comprises:
- means for identifying a type of said at least one endoscope;
- means for determining a standard maintenance value in accordance with said type of said at least one endoscope identified by said identifying means; and
- means for issuing a warning when said total number of times said at least one endoscope is connected to said peripheral device stored in said storing means exceeds said standard maintenance value as a result of comparing said total number of times said at least one endoscope is connected to said peripheral device and said standard maintenance value.
- 3. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said indicating means visually displays said each of said total number of times each of said at least one endoscope is connected to said peripheral device stored in said storing means.
- 4. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 3, wherein each of said total number of times each of said endoscope is connected to said peripheral device is visually displayed in a table format.
- 5. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 3, wherein each of said total number of times each of said endoscope is connected to said peripheral device is visually displayed simultaneously.
Priority Claims (4)
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5-268472 |
Oct 1993 |
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5-276313 |
Nov 1993 |
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6-167755 |
Jul 1994 |
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6-167756 |
Jul 1994 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/330,258, filed Oct. 27, 1994, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Continuations (1)
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